Machine for tarring noses of animals



No. 624,73l. Patented May 9, I899.

n. w. BARNES. MACHINE FOR TABBING NOSES 0F ANIMALS;

(Ayplicatiun filed Feb. 15, 1899.) (No Model.) 2' Sheets-Sheet l.

INVENTOR A Home No. 624,73l. Patented May 9.18991. R. W. BARNES. MACHINE FOR TABRING NOSES 0F ANIMALS.

(Applisatinn flld Feb. 15, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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I D s l o H/ m. f 1% s v 5 WITNESSES I INVENTOR TljE uonms PETERS an. Pumo-L'xYI-cm WASHINGTON. o. c.

RICHARD W. BARNES,

NlTE-D STATES 5 OF DANVILLE, OHIO.

MACHINE FOR TARRING NOSES OF ANIMALS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 624,731, dated May 9, 1899.

- Application filed February 15, 1899. Serial No. 705,556. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD W. BARNES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Danville, in the county of Knox and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Tarring the Noses of Animals,

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in machines for tarring the noses of animals, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide'a machine constructed as hereinafter shown and described whereby the noses of animals will be automatically tarred when they are in the act of feeding for preventing grub in the head or other flies with which animals are troubled, whereby a great saving in labor and time is accomplished over the method of manually performing the operation.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the center of the machine. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detached vertical longitudinal sectional view of the valve-casing, the valve, and the reservoir. Fig. 5 is an end view looking in the direction indicated by arrow in Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings, A indicates a rectangular base having intermediate its ends the vertically-projecting standards 13 and at its inner end the vertical standards C. An end board D connects the standards 0 and produces a closed inner end. The upper ends of the standards 13 and O are connected and braced by the horizontal longitu- (finally-extending beams E, and the upper ends of the intermediate standards B are connected and braced by the transversely-extending beam F. This construction produces a base adapted toreceive a tilting horizontal platform G, which is pivoted intermediate its ends to the sides of the base A by means of the bolts or screws H. This platform G is provided atits opposite corner with vertical standards I, which are connected by longitudinally-extendingboards J, the upper ends of said standards being braced and connected by the transverse beams K and L.

At the inner end of the platform is provided an L-shaped shield M, having at its inner edge a U-shaped recess N, into which projects a salt or feed receptacle P. This saltor feed receptacle P has a forwardly-inclined bottom Q projecting from its upper rear end downward and abutting against the front side wall thereof, and the front side wall R thereof is provided with an opening S at a point just above the lower end of the bottom Q, through which opening the animal inserts its nose and mouth for the purpose of feeding. As here shown, the front wall R of the receptacle P preferably projects above the upper end of the receptacle, and secured to this front wall in any desired manner is a reservoir or can T, and also supported by this front wall adjacent the reservoir or can is a vertical valve-casing U. Connecting the bottom of the can. or reservoir and the upper end of the valve-casing U is a supply or feed pipe a, through which the tar will pass to the valve-casing and from thence to the lower end of the valve-casing and saturate a sponge or other similar substanceb, closing an opening 0 in the lower end of the valve-casing and projecting below the lower end of the valve-casing and partly across the opening in the front wall of the feed-receptacle P.

The low of the tar through the valve-casing and into the sponge or similar material is controlled by means of a valve (1, the position of which in respect to its seat is regulated by a screw for the purpose of regulating the amount of liquid or tar to be admitted to the valve-casin g and thence to the sponge at each movement or vibration of the platform Gin a manner to be presently described. The valve is provided with a vertical stem or rod 6, projecting through a tightly-closed upper end f. and connected to the inner end of a lever g. This lever g is intermediately pivotally supported by the cross-bar F, supported by the standards B of the base A, and has its outer and shorter end connected with the outer end of the platform by means of a link downward, and hence the valve is normally downward andnormally open for feeding the liquid to saturate the sponge. WVhen the animal steps upon the outer end of the platform for the purpose of feeding from the receptacle P, the outer end is depressed and the valve raised and the liquid flow out off. When the animal inserts its nose through the opening in the front wall of the receptacle P, it is rubbed against the sponge, which is saturated with tar, and thus the taris applied to its nose.

For the purpose of insuring the application of a considerable quantity of tar to the nose of the animal in the act of feeding from the receptacle I provide a movable compressing member or board m, which is pivotally con-- nected at its upper end through the medium of the hooks and eyes 91. and is provided with an opening 19, registering with the opening in the front wall of the receptacle P. opening is larger than the opening in the receptacle, whereby the head of the animal is to some extent passed therethrough; but in the passing ofthe nose into the receptacleP the compressing member mis forced inward, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 2, thus compressing or squeezing the liquid from the sponge upon the nose of the animal. This arrangement insures the application of 0011- siderable tar to the nose of the animal, which would not be true unless it or its equivalent was provided for compressing the sponge, and thereby squeezing the liquid therefrom.

The receptacle P is specially intended to contain salt, and as the salt is liable to cake it is necessary to provide some means for stirring the salt, and thus insuring its feeding to the opening in the front wall of the receptacle. This is'accomplished by having the long end of the lever g extend over and beyond the valve-casing U and connecting therewith a rod 5, passing through the top of the receptacle, with its lower end adjacent the opening in the front wall thereof, whereby when the platform G is tilted the rod is reciprocated and the salt caused to be fed to the opening in the front wall thereof, as will be readily understood.

For the purpose of catching any waste of the tar or other liquid I provide a pan-support If, situated at the lower end of the receptacle and projecting inward beyond its inner wall, and upon which support a pan to is seated and which projects under the sponge, as illustrated, and is thus adapted to catch any dripping therefrom. This pan is passed through an opening 1), formed in the closed end D, and this opening is preferably provided with the hinged door WV for closing the opening, and thus preventing access to the pan until the door has been opened.

From the above description it will be noted that I have provided a machine adapted to automatically apply tar to the noses of animals while in the act of feeding and to insure the application of a considerable quantity to the nose by compressing the sponge, as described.

By reference to Fig. 4 it will be noted that This the upper end of the valve-casing is provided with a chamber 5, having the contracted inlet-opening 6 and the contracted outletopening 7. Connected with the valve-stem is a ball or other suitable valve 8, which is adapted to close, respectively, the inlet and outlet openings of the chamber 5. When the animal steps upon the platform, the" outer end is carried downward and the valve is moved upward, closing the inlet end and depositing a predetermined quantity of tar upon the sponge, which quantity is determined by the size of the chamber 5. Then the animal moves off of the platform, the valve closes the exit-opening, and the chamber again fills with tar ready to be deposited upon the sponge when another animal has stepped upon the platform, which will move the valve upward, as just described, and opens the exit-opening, allowing the liquid in the chamber to pass through to the sponge. From this description it will be noted that the machine is automatically depositing a predetermined quantity of tar upon the sponge by the weight of each animal as it passes into the machine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A machine of the character described comprising a base, a platform pivoted to the base, the base having at its inner end a feeding-receptacle with an opening in its inner or front wall, a can or reservoir situated thereabove, a valve-casing adjacent the reservoir and in communication therewith with its lower end just above the opening in the front wall of the receptacle, a sponge situated in the receptacle, avalve in the valve-casing, and a connection between the valve and the platform, substantially as described.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a rectangular base, a rectangular platform. intermediately pivoted within the base, a feeding-receptacle supported by the inner end of the base and provided with an opening in its front wall, a reservoir supported by the receptacle at a point above the opening, a valve-casing in communication with the reservoir and also supported by the receptacle with its lower open end at a point just aboxe the opening in the front wall of the receptacle, an absorbent material in the open lower end of the valve-casing and projecting partially across the opening in the front wall of the receptacle, a movable compressing member supported outside of the sponge for the purpose described, and an operating connection between the valve and the movable platform, substantially as described.

3. A machine of the character described comprising a feeding-receptacle having an opening in its front wall, a sponge situated adjacent the said opening, a reservoir in communication with said sponge, and a movable compressing member situated outside of the A sponge and provided with an opening regis tering with the opening in the feed-receptacle whereby when the animal inserts its nose to feed the sponge is compressed for the purpose described.

4. A machine of the character described comprising a rectangular base, a rectangular platform intermediately pivoted within the base, the platform having side guards or boards, the inner end of the base provided with a receptacle having an opening in its front wall, a reservoir supported by the receptacle at a point above the opening, a valvecasing in communication with the reservoir and having an open lower end at a point above the opening in the front wall of the receptacle, a sponge in communication with the lower end of the valve-casing, a valve within the casing for regulating the flow of liquid thereto and consequently to the sponge, a

lever intermediately supported by the base,

one end of the lever connected with the platform and the opposite end of the lever connected with the valve, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. A machine of the character described comprising a base, a platform intermediately pivoted thereto and having side guard-rails, the inner end of the platform supporting a feeding-receptacle having, an opening in its front wall, a reservoir supported above the opening in the receptacle, a valve-casing with its lower open end adjacent the opening in the front wall of the receptacle, a sponge closing the said lower open end and extending partially across the opening in the front wall of the receptacle, a valve within the easing, an intermediately-pivoted lever supported through the medium of the standards projecting from the base, one end of the lever connected with the platform and the opposite end of the lever connected with the valve, substantially as described.

6. A machine of the character described comprising a base, a platform intermediatel y pivoted thereto, a receptacle supported by the inner end of the base and having an opening in the front Wall thereof, a sponge projecting partially across said opening, a reservoir in communication therewith, a valve for regulating the communication, a lever intermediately pivotally supported by the base, the

outer end of the lever connected with the platform, the valve connected with the inner end of the lever, and a stirrer also connected with the inner end of the lever and passing through the upper end of the receptacle with its lower end adjacent the opening in the front wall thereof, the .parts adapted to operate as and for the purpose described.

7. A machine of the character described comprising a base, a receptacle supported at its inner end, a vibrating platform, the receptacle having an opening in its front wall, a sponge extending partially across said opening, a reservoir in communication with the sponge, a valve for controlling the communication, a connection between the valve and the platform, and a waste-receptacle support= ed below the opening in the front wall of the feed-receptacle for catching the drip therefrom, substantially as described.

8. A machine of the character described comprising a platform, a feeding-receptacle having an opening, a valve-casing having a chamber with contracted inlet and outlet openings, a valve movable in said chamber, and a connection between the valve and the platform, substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. A machine of the character described comprising a base, a pivoted platform with its inner end normally down, a feeding-receptacle at the inner end thereof having an opening, a valve-casing having an exit at its lower end, and a sponge in communication therewith extending partially across the opening in the feed-receptacle, the Valve-casing hav ing a chamber with contracted inlet and outlet openings, a reservoir in communication with the inlet-opening, an intermediatelypivoted lever having one end connected with the valve and the opposite end connected with the outer end of the platform, whereby when the animal is upon the platform the valve is lifted to close the inlet-opening and open the exit-opening of said chamber in' the valvecasing, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RICHARD W. BARNES.

Witnesses:

OSCAR D. WELKER, A. J WORKMAN.

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